Articles by Tom Metcalf, Jack Witzig, Washington Post
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Opinion
Jack Tame: The legacy of James Shaw
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 9:34AMOn Wednesday this week the former Green party co-leader James Shaw will address parliament as an MP for the last time. And...
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Opinion
Jack Tame: Is Taylor Swift worth the hype?
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 9:35AMHow did she do it? How could it be? Tell me how —HOW— does the most famous popstar in the World right now keep anything...
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National
Mosques across NZ asked to take security precautions after Sydney stabbings
Friday, 19 April 2024, 1:26PMMosques across New Zealand have been sent an email this morning asking them to remain vigilant and take security precautions...
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National
Police allege patrol car rammed in Tauranga
Monday, 15 April 2024, 2:13PMPolice have arrested a 21-year-old man after a patrol car was allegedly rammed in Tauranga. Detective Sergeant Leonie Smith...
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Opinion
Jack Tame: The most statistically significant day of my life
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 9:47AMTuesday was one of the most statistically significant days of my life. I’m sure I’m not the only one who spends a lot of...
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World
Israel is pulling some troops from southern Gaza. Now the plan is to clear Hamas from Rafah
Monday, 8 April 2024, 11:14AMIsrael’s military announced Sunday it had withdrawn its forces from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, wrapping up a...
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Opinion
Jack Tame: Mr Bates vs The Post Office is a story about power
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 9:36AMAs the words spilled out of my mouth, I realised it didn’t make for much of a pitch. “I’ve got a show I want us to try.”...
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Opinion
Jack Tame: Bankman-Fried's story was too good to be true
Saturday, 30 March 2024, 9:49AM25 years. If Sam Bankman-Fried was to spend his full sentence behind bars, he’d be in his fifties by the time he was released...
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Crime
Second person charged with murder of Mongrel Mob president
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 1:11PMA second person has been arrested and charged with murder following the death of Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Steven...
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Auckland
'Do less, pay less': Mayor Brown weighs into poll on his proposed 7.5% rates rise
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 10:41AMMore Aucklanders would prefer to have their services cut to achieve a lower rates hike than those who support the 7.5 per...
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National
'10 minutes of shaking': Uncommon style of earthquake activity at Ruapehu
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 11:39AMMount Ruapehu is experiencing an “uncommon style of small earthquakes”, GNS Science says. The volcano’s crater lake recently...
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Opinion
Jack Tame: Well wishes for the Princess of Wales
Saturday, 23 March 2024, 11:55AMJust before 6pm Friday local time, Kensington Palace published a rare video of Catherine, Princess of Wales. Having taken...
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National
Restaurant closed for repairs after car smashes through window
Sunday, 17 March 2024, 3:25PMA Rotorua restaurant is closed for repairs after a car smashed through its window on Friday and left four people injured. A...
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Opinion
Jack Tame: The news organisation cuts are devastating
Saturday, 9 March 2024, 9:37AMIt was an awful day in my household and office yesterday, as TVNZ joined its free-to-air mates at Warner Brothers Discovery...
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Opinion
Jack Tame: Life with a wedding ring
Saturday, 2 March 2024, 9:21AMWe made it. Hurrah. My wife and I celebrated the one-month anniversary of our wedding this week. A meagre milestone relative...
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National
Journalist Michael Morrah reveals plan to save Newshub
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 8:36PMA group of senior Newshub journalists will be meeting next week to discuss a proposal to present to Warner Bros. Discovery...
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Opinion
Jack Tame: First year free deserves to go
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 9:34AMI never thought the previous government’s fees-free education policy made sense. I’m on the record from the get-go. I didn’t...
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Opinion
Jack Tame: I've had my AI 'wow' moment
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 9:34AM"Saturday Mornings with Jack Tame on Newstalk ZB is a captivating blend of insightful conversations, engaging interviews,...
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Opinion
Jack Tame: Artists are brilliant
Saturday, 10 February 2024, 10:07AMOf the many, many, many things I’m bad at... perhaps in no department am I more lacking than in artistic talent. I am a truly...
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Opinion
Jack Tame: We should celebrate more milestones
Saturday, 3 February 2024, 9:48AMThe big news from my summer this year, is that I got married last weekend. Well, technically actually that’s not correct....
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National
$228m without a metre of track, now Auckland Light Rail disestablishment to cost millions more
Friday, 2 February 2024, 9:24AMThe disestablishment of the Ministry of Transport’s work on the Auckland Light Rail project will likely cost millions of...
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World
Gaza’s Health Ministry blames Israeli troops for deadly shooting as crowd waited for aid
Friday, 26 January 2024, 3:34PMGaza’s Health Ministry and witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire as a crowd of Palestinians gathered for humanitarian...
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National
Health warning for lake as 'potentially toxic' algae blooms
Friday, 5 January 2024, 3:56PMA health warning has been issued for Okawa Bay at Lake Rotoiti, in Rotorua, due to a bloom of “potentially toxic” blue-green...
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National
Coastguard Rotorua Lakes rescues four swimmers from Lake Rotorua
Friday, 29 December 2023, 11:02AMTwo people have been rescued after floating off on a “small inflatable mattress” on Lake Rotorua. In a press release, Coastguard...